[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-ring-of-fate":3,"chapter-the-ring-of-fate-the-ring-of-fate-chapter-937":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Ring of Fate",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2298906,4496,"Chapter 937: Interview (Thanks to Mr","the-ring-of-fate-chapter-937",937,"\u003Cp>Lu Mi didn’t attempt to greet Huang Tao, keeping his gaze forward until one of the elevators opened its doors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rush hour had passed; only four or five people waited in the elevator lobby, entering one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Mi only wanted to pass the interview today, no distractions—he had no intention of observing Huang Zong or making further contact, so he chose the spot farthest from Huang Tao, nodding politely only when their eyes met.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——Huang Zong was a celebrity among celebrities; anyone working in this building—or hoping to—knew him well, and the others in the elevator had all greeted him in various ways; Lu Mi couldn’t completely ignore him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Tao had his hands in his pockets, chatting casually with a middle-aged man who seemed to be a department head from the Intis Group’s headquarters, showing none of the authority of a CEO.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the elevator ascended, everyone—including Lu Mi—exited at their respective floors; Huang Tao went to the sixteenth floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His executive office was actually near the administrative department on the tenth floor; the sixteenth floor had been turned into a luxurious lounge for hosting dignitaries and his own rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It even had an indoor swimming pool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beautiful secretary guarding the private elevator turned around and sighed with a smile:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Huang, why are you always competing with employees for the elevator?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four employee elevators normally couldn’t reach the sixteenth floor, but Huang Tao could summon them using card swipes, fingerprint recognition, or facial identification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Tao said nothing, smiling as he studied the mature, beautiful secretary, his gaze tracing every detail of her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The secretary’s heart trembled; her voice lowered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Huang, is my makeup not done well?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Tao smiled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Beautiful things are worth appreciating.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she could respond, he walked straight toward the swimming pool, muttering to himself:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My taste hasn’t changed—I actually thought a man looked decent just now…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the lottery center’s attached parking lot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of traffic, Franca was five minutes late; she turned to Anthony:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No unexpected issues so far.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t voice phrases like “This time it’s going perfectly” or “We should succeed today.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let the joy wait until the money hits the account!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anthony had been thoroughly briefed by Franca seven or eight times on the redemption process; he nodded, opened the car door, and walked toward the lottery center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Franca, still uneasy, tossed a lollipop to Ludwig:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait for me in the car. Don’t go anywhere.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm!” Ludwig bit down on the lollipop, first gnawing off the wrapper and swallowing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Franca kept the car running to ensure the air conditioning stayed on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She got out, muttering to herself:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is bad behavior—don’t do it, parents. Don’t leave children alone in cars. Taking out the keys is dangerous; leaving them in is even more dangerous…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But leaving Ludwig in the car, the danger wasn’t to the child—it was to the car and the pedestrians around it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Franca immediately slipped into the lottery center, using the morning sun’s shadows to hide behind a barrier not far from Anthony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She listened closely to Anthony’s conversation with the staff, phone in hand, ready to call and correct any misstatements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The staff member told Anthony:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The first prize can’t be redeemed yet; other prizes can.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Really? The method of separating the ticket from the holder really works… Or does the dream’s bias target only the person who won first prize? Hidden, Franca felt a surge of delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few more exchanges, when the staff member asked for the ticket, Anthony pretended something came up, pulled out his phone, and dialed Lu Mi’s number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the tenth floor of the Tech Tower, Intis Group Headquarters, outside the “Silone” meeting room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Mi and three other candidates sat on chairs, waiting for their interviews.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, his phone rang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the caller was “Anruid,” he rejected the call and shoved his right hand into his pant pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside was a mirror, half the size of his palm, and the second-prize lottery ticket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Mi first wrapped the ticket in layers of spider silk, then coated the silk with frost, and finally ignited “Flame of Destruction” on the frost’s surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After swiftly completing the preparations, he pressed the ticket into the mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ticket instantly plunged into a dark, void-like tunnel, hurtling toward its corresponding mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the way, the quiet, black flame burning with the essence of destruction faintly illuminated the depths of the mirror world, as if warning all unknown entities that dared covet lottery prizes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the ticket reached the mirror carried by Anthony, the “Flame of Destruction” had already extinguished, melting the frost and severing the spider silk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The intact ticket emerged from within the mirror, exactly caught by Anthony’s outstretched hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anthony pulled out the ticket and handed it to the staff member.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The staff member took it, his hand twitching slightly, murmuring under his breath:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kept in the fridge all this time?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the tenth floor of the Tech Tower, outside the “Silone” meeting room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Mi quietly exhaled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So far, the dream’s interference with our redemption clearly came from the Celestial Lord—if Mr. “The Fool” had found this suspicious and tried to stop Franca from claiming the prize, his Lucky Coin’s tracking wouldn’t have been so easily bypassed…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long while, Lu Mi’s phone vibrated a few times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He picked it up; his friend “True Sleeve Sword” had sent several messages in a row:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Redemption succeeded!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re rich now!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, the first prize still can’t be redeemed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The first prize still can’t be redeemed…” Lu Mi felt sudden doubt—“Is the first-prize winner an ally or an enemy? Is the dream’s resistance from the Celestial Lord or Mr. ‘The Fool’?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His earlier deduction now felt uncertain:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Mr. “The Fool” might also be the one blocking Franca’s redemption—but his goal was to influence the first-prize winner, and we were merely collateral; whether or not the ticket was separated from the redeemer today, success was guaranteed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Lu Mi pondered, his peripheral vision caught Zhou Mingrui passing by—but Zhou Mingrui wasn’t paying attention to the interview; he was talking to Rosanne about something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Next, Li Ming.” The interviewer called Lu Mi into the meeting room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Mi entered calmly, politely greeting the male and female interviewers, then sat in the candidate’s chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After routine questions, the female interviewer, around thirty, studied Lu Mi for a moment:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why did you drop out of high school?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First love.” Lu Mi answered without a trace of shame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First love doesn’t mean dropping out,” the male interviewer, who’d also been in first love, asked in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I had a child.” Lu Mi added calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both interviewers fell silent, lowering their heads to jot down notes about this for later evaluation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Mi’s eyes suddenly turned silver-black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He subtly extended his hands, touching and amplifying the fate streams favorable to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two interviewers immediately wrote nearly identical notes:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Appearance neat, height above standard, young and strong, married early and had children early, needs to support a family, places high value on money…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After writing this, the female interviewer asked further:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How old is your child?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Seven.” Lu Mi answered truthfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Seven? You’re only twenty-two, aren’t you?” the male interviewer exclaimed, “Didn’t you say you had first love in high school?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I said I dropped out because of first love—I didn’t say I started first love in high school,” Lu Mi explained seriously. “I had a child in ninth grade; by eleventh grade, both my parents died. I had to support myself, my girlfriend, and my child—so I dropped out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two interviewers looked at each other, unsure how to evaluate this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After ten seconds, the male interviewer asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have you trained in martial arts?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Would you like me to demonstrate?” Lu Mi asked sincerely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, his entire demeanor sharpened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need—I can tell,” the male interviewer thought the man clearly looked like he could fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After asking about expected salary and other questions, the female interviewer told Lu Mi:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go home and wait for a call. If you don’t hear from us in the next two days, you didn’t make it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She spoke frankly—this kid seemed approachable; though he’d dropped out of high school and married young, he was polite and had strong, clear features.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Mi, having lightly used “Enchantment,” stood up and bowed politely in farewell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“La la la, la la la, I’m the little newsboy…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Franca hummed a children’s song cheerfully as she drove.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had already collected over 156,000 in prize money, and since no single ticket exceeded ten thousand, no tax was due.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, the team had no financial worries; next, besides contacting and probing relevant figures, they needed to find ways to earn more money to rent one or two items from Star Dream General Store.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But buying similar lottery tickets again had to be postponed—the struggle hidden behind winning and redeeming seemed fierce!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, scratch cards could still be bought, just with frequent changes of lottery shops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Franca fantasized about the future, her phone suddenly rang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She, wearing headphones, chose to answer the call.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The caller was from the Human Resources Department of Intis Group, asking Franca to come for an interview tomorrow morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ha ha, when things go well for a person, everything falls into place! Franca muttered to herself, ecstatic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, she would have to use the “Lie” technique and makeup skills to deliberately dull her appearance, so as not to attract Huang Zong’s attention and be forced to quit, thus failing her mission to approach Zhou Mingrui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But dulling her appearance didn’t mean becoming truly ugly—just lowering her beauty within limits; otherwise, what if Huang Zong, who judged people by looks, happened to stroll through the Administrative Department one day and decided this employee wasn’t attractive enough to keep?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dechuang Garden, Building 5, 23rd Floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jianna, who had encountered no anomalies all day, leaned by the window, watching Rosan return to the residence in a blouse, pencil skirt, silk stockings, and high heels, then change into a casual dress, pick up a white handbag, and leave the building again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PS: Thank you, Mr. O of the Aurora Society, for the Thelmipolos Silver Chest!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1720,"2026-06-20T06:22:37.987Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","7b22429bf0f882ea9b1151dde6678a2cf7f0d1e446da8f0393c81aa3c6170dc4","the-ring-of-fate-chapter-938","the-ring-of-fate-chapter-936",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-ring-of-fate-cover.jpg"]